My conservative family still asks if I'm safe here in Seattle because they "hear so much about it on the news". They still think Seattle is just always being with protests and the libbrerl government is just running the city into the ground.

Which Seattle and most cities have problems, all cities have crime, but no more than usually. It's just that people live in cities. Per Capita crime in a big city can and is around the same of a rural area, but people don't think in terms like per Capita.

But fox news loves to spin that to keep rural people afraid, keep them thankful for their backwards laws and ideas. Because what really happens when you move somewhere like Cali? You meet people from different backgrounds and religions and suddenly your views might be challenged a bit